ROBBIE NEILSON has his heart set on a winning farewell against Celtic at a packed Parkhead in tomorrow’s league title day of decision.

The no-nonsense defender skippers Hearts for the last time before heading south to launch a new career with Leicester City who have won their way back into the English Championship.

This is the end of a 13-year link with the Edinburgh outfit and Neilson said: “Nothing would please me more than being a winner in my final game for the club.

“It has been an extremely difficult decision to leave a club that has such a special place in my heart.

“I’ve had terrific backing from everyone connected with the club, my fellow mates, the backroom team and the supporters.

“We did well this season to finish third in the league to get the club back into Europe.”

Neilson, who played a big part in the Jambos winning the Scottish Cup three years ago, only took over the captaincy when Christophe Berra joined Wolves during the January window.

His departure creates further problems for team boss Csaba Laszlo who is likely to lose midfield star Bruno Aguiar in the coming weeks with wing ace Andy Driver sure to attract further attraction from south of the border.

Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is expected to arrive in Edinburgh sometime today to start planning major team rebuilding in the summer break if the Jambos are to build on this season.

Laszlo has already drawn up his shopping list and it seems reasonable to suggest the future of Scotland’s Manager of the Year hinges on the depth of the Romanov investment.